test runs
Checks before launch
Test runs are trial operations performed before the real thing—checking that software works, that a recipe succeeds, that a manufacturing process produces acceptable results.
The phrase implies rehearsal without full stakes: We did a few test runs before the presentation.
A test run reveals problems while there's still time to fix them.
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- load testingEvaluating capacity under strain
- prototypesOriginal test models
pilot program · scrimmage · trial · stress testing · preflight · unit testing · calibration · practice · simulation · beta · qualifying round · field trial · quality control · debugging · troubleshooting · sprint · green light · demonstrations
- experimentsexperiment, experiments, tests, trials, experimental group
- high-speed railbullet train, bullet trains, Shinkansen, high-speed rail, TGV
- Baby Stepscrawling, toddling, wobbling, first steps, standing up
- Pre-productionstoryboard, casting, budgeting, casting call, scheduling
test runsthe real thing
Authentic original version
game day · showtime · for keeps · live performance · live production
test runspost-mortems
Examinations after death
retrospectives · completion · post-production · finished product · wrap-up